diff --git a/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp b/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
index 0441a46e3..4b6c8cc32 100644
--- a/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/painting/qregion.cpp
@@ -3420,8 +3420,10 @@ static QRegionPrivate *PolygonRegion(const QPoint *Pts, int Count, int rule)
         return region;
     }
 
-    if (!(pETEs = static_cast<EdgeTableEntry *>(malloc(sizeof(EdgeTableEntry) * Count))))
+    if (!(pETEs = static_cast<EdgeTableEntry *>(malloc(sizeof(EdgeTableEntry) * Count)))) {
+        delete region;
         return 0;
+    }
 
     region->vectorize();